Mining Threat to Ancient Afghan Site

Archaeological treasures belonging to a glorious past… or huge economic gains from the unexploited copper mine they sit on? For Mes Aynak, a sprawling 4th century Buddhist monastery, the Afghan government has chosen billions of dollars of expected re

http://www.9news.com/video/1972983134001/1/Mining-Threat-to-Ancient-Afghan-Sitehttp://cdn.newslook.com/02/02a045944d30a2410b558f0c0443aaef/images/frame_0003.jpgMining Threat to Ancient Afghan SiteArchaeological treasures belonging to a glorious past… or huge economic gains from the unexploited copper mine they sit on? For Mes Aynak, a sprawling 4th century Buddhist monastery, the Afghan government has chosen billions of dollars of expected reafghanistannewslookWorldscience02:24